On January 20, CAE announced the appointment of Todd Probert as group president, Defence & Security, effective January 27, 2020. He will be based in Washington, DC and is succeeding Gene Colabatistto, who retired from CAE in December 2019.
“I am very pleased to welcome Todd Probert to CAE’s executive management team, as our new group president, Defence & Security. He is a proven strategic business leader with the right balance of technical, business and international experience in defence and technology,” said Marc Parent, CAE’s president and chief executive officer. “Todd’s competencies and background are very well aligned with CAE’s emphasis on digital innovation and our long-term vision to be the training partner of choice. His ability to drive business growth and create strategic partnerships will bring significant value to our company and our defence customers.”
Probert worked for Raytheon, the
world’s fourth largest defence company, over the past 10 years. Most recently,
he was leading the Command, Control, Space & Intelligence business unit as
part of Raytheon’s Intelligence, Information and Services segment. In this
role, he spearheaded Raytheon’s use of commercial software development
practices and artificial intelligence for military and intelligence community
customers in addition to establishing strategic relationships with Silicon
Valley companies. He previously served as the vice president of Raytheon’s
Mission Support & Modernization product line where he steadily grew the
business during his tenure. He has formed innovative partnerships with leading
tech companies to transform the development timelines and delivery of
capabilities to the U.S. Department of Defense in areas such as fully open
architectures, artificial intelligence and cyber security. He also held the
position of vice president, Engineering and Technology, where he managed the
engineering workforce for Raytheon’s Intelligence, Information and Services
portfolio.
Before joining Raytheon, Probert
worked for Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI) in various functions
such as strategy and business development, planning and operations, merger and
acquisition activities, and he also served as HTSI’s chief technology officer.
Prior to that, he worked for ANSER, where he led the Space Technology division.
In 2019, Probert was named by
WashingtonExec as one of the Top 10 Department of Defense (DOD) Executives to
Watch based on business accomplishments, impact on the defence community and
vision for the future. He also received the 2019 Aviation Week Program
Excellence Award in the OEM Sustainment category.
Probert holds a master’s degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from Purdue University, where he was named Outstanding Aerospace Engineer of the Year in 2017. He has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan.
Source: CAE
By Loren Blinde
January 21, 2020
